PADI Divemaster Course

Does your deep and abiding passion run so deep that you would like to share it with others? Why not get paid for something you are in love with? Easy – become a PADI Divemaster!

Who should take this course?

This PADI Pro course is designed for scuba divers in mind, who wish to share their passion for diving and bring their skills and abilities to a whole new level.

Scuba divers, respect and look up to Divemasters for advice, help and reassurance. They act as leaders, who motivate and mentor others, share their experiences and enjoy seeing others have as much fun diving as you do. Take the PADI Divemaster course, become a role model and do what you love to do as a career.

The PADI Divemaster course is your first step of professional training. Working side by side with your PADI Instructor, you’ll fine-tune your dive skills to instructor level, refine rescue skills allowing you to anticipate and easily solve common problems. Dive knowledge, management and supervision abilities will be gained during the course so you become a role model to divers everywhere.

As a PADI Divemaster you’ll lead others, supervise scuba diving activities and assist with diver training. Whether you want to work at a faraway destination or at a local dive shop, the adventure of a lifetime awaits you PADI Divemasters are respected dive professionals who are members of the largest and most respected dive organisation in the world – PADI.

What will you learn?

The PADI Divemaster course, covers a multitude of areas that you will become familiar with throughout your training. Learning to become a leader and take charge of dive activities will be practiced through knowledge development sessions, workshops, water skills and hands-on assessments. You will develop skills enabling you to organise and direct different scuba diving activities.

Topics and practical workshops include:

The role and characteristics of the PADI Divemaster

Supervising dive activities and assisting with student divers

Diver safety and risk management

Divemaster conducted programs and specialised skills

Business of diving and your career

Awareness of the dive environment

Dive setup and management

Mapping an open water site

Conducting dive briefings

Organising a search and recovery project and a deep dive

Conducting a scuba review and skin diver course

Assisting with Discover Scuba Diving and leading Discover Local Diving programs

DiveSMART Gozo may offer you the PADI Deep Diver and Search & Recovery Diver Specialty courses, along-side your divemaster training, to help you meet all requirements and to broaden your abilities.

Internships

The PADI Divemaster course as an internship can be run over a period of three months, for more details check out the Divemaster Internship page. Alternatively, the course can be undertaken at your own pace to accommodate your working and normal life schedule. Email us, or come for a chat about your dive career at DiveSMART Gozo.

What scuba gear will you use?

As a diving professional, you will want to own all your own basic scuba equipment, which should include a dive computer, dive knife, compass and minimum of two surface signaling devices

During training, you will use a lifting bag, floats, marker buoys, underwater slates, dive lights and other additional gear recommended by your PADI Instructor that you will find usefull during your diving career

If in doubt, please contact us at DiveSMART for advice.

What learning materials do you require?

Here you have two options:

Sign up for Divemaster Online, this is PADI’s eLearning option to start now. You work through eight knowledge development sections using an easy to use web-based system that allows you to learn at your own pace. It takes you step-by-step through dive physics, physiology, skills, equipment and environment, plus a Recreational Dive Planner (RDP) review. By successfully completing Dive Theory Online, you can get credit for half of the Divemaster Final Exam. Access to an online version of the Divemaster Manual for reference during and after the course is available.

Learn more about PADI eLearning here

The classroom option is to study by reading the Divemaster Manual and watching the Divemaster Video (a book and DVD package). Visit DiveSMART Gozo to enroll in the course and get your Divemaster Crew-Pack, which also includes other reference materials – such as the PADI Instructor Manual and The Encyclopedia of Recreational Diving – that you will need during the course.

The Divemaster Course can be tailored to suit your needs, either as an Internship or, as a Divemaster student. Email us for more details about your requirements.